Porn Sunday
Encyclopedia
Porn Sunday is an event organized by several hundred churches in the United States and around the world to feature the issues of pornography
and sexual addiction
. It was scheduled for February 6, 2011, in order to coincide with Super Bowl XLV
.
, a Christian group that both advocates against pornography, ministering both to professionals and consumers. In the mid and late 2000s Gross and xxxchurch co-founder Mike Foster featured Porn Sunday events as guest minister in several well-known churches in the United States, calling the consumption of pornography among Christians the "elephant
in the pews".
The 2011 event drew the participation of a number of National Football League
officials and players, who produced a video for distribution at prayer services before that year's Super Bowl championship event.
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
and sexual addiction
Sexual addiction
Sexual addiction is a popular model to explain hypersexuality—sexual urges, behaviors, or thoughts that appear extreme in frequency or feel out of one's control...
. It was scheduled for February 6, 2011, in order to coincide with Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2010 season. The game was held at Cowboys Stadium in...
.
Description
The event was conceived by Craig Gross, leader of XXXchurch.comXXXchurch.com
XXXchurch.com is a non-profit Christian website that aims to help those who struggle with pornography. Its targets are consumers and those in the adult entertainment industry...
, a Christian group that both advocates against pornography, ministering both to professionals and consumers. In the mid and late 2000s Gross and xxxchurch co-founder Mike Foster featured Porn Sunday events as guest minister in several well-known churches in the United States, calling the consumption of pornography among Christians the "elephant
Elephant in the room
"Elephant in the room" is an English metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is being ignored or goes unaddressed. The idiomatic expression also applies to an obvious problem or risk no one wants to discuss....
in the pews".
The 2011 event drew the participation of a number of National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
officials and players, who produced a video for distribution at prayer services before that year's Super Bowl championship event.
External links
- Porn Sunday - official site of xxxchurch.com
- National Porn Sunday Press Release - official press release by xxxchurch.com